imperialism

== English == === Etymology === From imperial +‎ -ism. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation, General Australian) IPA(key): /ɪmˈpɪə.ɹi.ə.lɪ.z(ə)m/ (General American) IPA(key): /ɪmˈpɪ.ɹi.əˌlɪ.zəm/ Hyphenation: im‧per‧i‧al‧i‧sm === Noun === imperialism (countable and uncountable, plural imperialisms) The policy of forcefully extending a nation's authority by territorial gain or by the establishment of economic and political dominance over other nations. (figurative, derogatory) Any undue extension of political, intellectual, or other forms of authority, particularly in regards to systems that benefit the Western world at the cost of the Global South. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== imperialist imperialistic ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === imperialism on Wikipedia.Wikipedia William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “imperialism”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. imperialism in Keywords for Today: A 21st Century Vocabulary, edited by The Keywords Project, Colin MacCabe, Holly Yanacek, 2018. Raymond Williams (1983), “Imperialism”, in Keywords: A Vocabulary of Culture and Society, revised American edition, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, published 1985, →ISBN, page 159. “imperialism”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French impérialisme. By surface analysis, imperial +‎ -ism. === Noun === imperialism n (uncountable) imperialism ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== imperiu == Swedish == === Noun === imperialism c imperialism ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== kulturimperialism neoimperialism ==== Related terms ==== imperium imperialist imperialistisk === References === “imperialism”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “imperialism”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “imperialism”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)